• The Huskies embrace the underdog role as Holmes faces O’Connor on Saturday at Farris Stadium.

PLAYOFF PUSH

There’s more than a month left in the regular season, but postseason implications are already here:

Brackenridge (2-4, 0-2 in 28-4A) vs. Edison (3-2, 0-1): 7:30 p.m. tonight at SAISD Complex — Can Brack afford to drop its first three district games and still make the playoffs?

Johnson (3-2, 1-0 in 26-5A) vs. Churchill (2-4, 1-1): 7:30 p.m. tonight at Heroes Stadium — While Reagan and Madison face off Saturday for the 26-5A driver’s seat, the rest of the district is headed for a chaotic scramble.

New Braunfels Canyon (2-3, 0-0 in 25-5A) at New Braunfels (1-4, 0-0): 7:30 p.m. tonight — It’s a district opener, but the Wurst Bowl is crucial for playoff positioning with Smithson Valley considered the favorite and Judson and Wagner not far behind.

Navarro (4-1), ranked No. 8 in Sub-5A, leads the area in rushing at 410 yards per game. Four players — Zane Conlin, L.J. Anderson, Evan Deleon and Jay Leal — are all averaging at least 75 yards per game on the ground.

Boerne (3-2) is averaging 36 points a game behind QB Quinten Dormady, the son of first-year coach Mike Dormady.

Quinten has passed for 1,348 yards and 13 TDs with only four interceptions.

POESKE’S PACE

1,769 Passing yards for Boerne Champion QB Kyle Poeske after five games, an average of 354 yards per game.

1,841 Yards needed to break the area single-season passing record, set by Kerrville Tivy’s Johnny Manziel with 3,609 yards in 2010.

Now that district play is on for all schools, which race are you looking forward to the most?

Lorne Chan: District 27-4A is wide open with Kerrville Tivy, Alamo Heights, Boerne Champion and Hays all in the hunt.

This week’s Champion-Tivy game is a must-win for Champion if it hopes to remain a contender.

Blake Hurtik: Brennan may rule 28-4A, but after that, it gets messy. Jefferson, Brackenridge, Edison, Highlands and Lanier all have legitimate shots at the playoffs. This one likely comes down to the final week.